Bulgaria's Zlatin Penev became a live poker tournament champion for the first time and what a way he did it. Penev came out on top of am 815-strong field in the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta Main Event, a result that came with a winner's trophy and a career-best €144,630.
Penev cashed in the €2,200 High Roller earlier in the festival but missed out on a final table appearance. He more than made amends by taking down the €1,100 Main Event and scooping his first six-figure score.
PokerStars Summer Festival Malta €1,100 Main Event Final Table Results
| 1 | Zlatin Penev | Bulgaria | €144,630 |
| 2 | Vadim Tsatskin | Canada | €90,460 |
| 3 | Krzysztof Michalik | Poland | €64,620 |
| 4 | Riccardo Erca | Italy | €49,710 |
| 5 | Marcin Dziubdziela | Poland | €38,230 |
| 6 | Serdar Demircan | Sweden | €29,400 |
| 7 | Manuele Ciccarelli | Italy | €22,620 |
| 8 | Matte Karjalainen | Iceland | €17,400 |
| 9 | Martin Paap | Netherlands | €13,390 |
Martin Paap of the Netherlands was the first of nine finalists to bust out.